The Brookhaven leader., 1887-01-27

The Wesson postoffice has been
made Presidential Office.
Mrs. S. P. Harvey, worthy lady
Of Clinton, died last Saturday.
Secretary of State Govan is
sick at his home in McCOmb City.
The Mississippi Horticultural
Society met at Crystal Springs yes
terday.
Charles Learned, an old citizen of
Amile county, died recently in his
9th year.
The Pike county grand jury ex-
amincd 81 witnesses and found q
indictments.
The public school at Wesson holds
a night session for the benefit of the
mill operatives.
The Penitentiary wash house was
destroyed 10y fire on the 18th inst.
Loss, about $500.
A fire started in some sedge grass
last week destroyed the buildings OF
Natchcz Fair Association.
Vicksburg the Mississippi Sodom,
was slightly touched by the preach
ing Of Evangelist Pearson.
Mr.. f. B. CASTOR, Sr., of Enter
prise, died at his residence in that
place on the 10Th, in his 77th year,
Of pneumonia.
The residence Of Mrs. Atlanta
Montgomery, about % miles west
of Summit, in Franklin county, was
burned recently.
Ex-Gov. Stone is spoken of as a
suitable man for one OF the National
Railroad commissioners. No better
selection could be made.
Hon. O. B. Collins, of Clarke
county, Miss, has been appointed
United States Consul at Charlotte
town, Prince Edward Island.
The negro Steele, who murdered
old Nelson Potter in jackson, has
been convicted of murder, and sen
fenced to hang, but his case will be
appealed.
VIM, L Sharkcy, a nephew Of the
late Judge VIM. l.. ShaIkey, died in
San Antonio, Texas, a few days ago
Of consumption and was brought
10 Nicksburg for lntcrmcnt.
A Young man of Corinth, OF one
OF the first families, was caught in a
steel trap while rohhin9 the post
office, and when discovered, at
tempted to commit suicide.
A man named Stacey was killed
on the Steamer Headlight in the
Suntlower rivir last week by john c.
} Jackson, near WOODBURY.. Stacey
was drunk and provoked the dit
Guilty.
Profs. Hopkins and Meade, repre-
senting the National Bureau and
Third Party Prohibition lists, are on
a lecturing tour to this State.
They spoke in Jackson on the
23rd.
The report of the Kinds county
grand jury, 2nd district, states that
200 witnesses had been examined
and 81 indictments returned into
court, 80 per cent Of which were for
misdemeanors.
Joe Thomas, who killed Chas.
Murphy, editor of the Rolling Fork
Review, and Mayor of that town,
in 1881, and who was sentenced to
the State Penitentiary for life, has
been pardoned by the Governor.
The Lauderdale grand jury strik
ingly tracked the law against lotter-
les, rafting, etc. A number of in
'lictments have been returned
against leading citizens charged with
selling tickets and chances atchurch
fairs.
Evans Forbes, an ex-convict,
brought suit against j. p. Withers
Tor $4,000 for alleged abuse while
he was working for Withers on the
latter's plantation under the leas-
ing system, and obtained judgment
in the court ut Jackson last week
for 81 900.
The Auditor last week completed
the distribution OF 1924 900 to the
various counties according to their
number Of educable children, which
the distribution OF $780,
300 of The common school fund for
1886, due semi-annually in July
and January. In addition to this
1913, 900 has just been distributed to
he counties entities thereto on &C
count of railroad tax for distribu.
ion. These two distributions add
I'd together give many of the coun-
les more money than they pay into
he State treasury.
Maj. Barksdale, whose zeal for
his constituency is only equaled by
lis ability to make that zeal effect
We, has had the following section
Incorporated in the Rivers and Har-
'or Bill: ''Improying Pearl River,
Mississippi: Continuing improve
nent, ten thousand dallars; of which
me thousand two hundred and fifty
dollars are 10 he expended between
Sdinburg and Carthage. One thou
and two hundred and fifty dollars
4 \